sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to open (one's eyes) wide
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
under the orders of; by order (command)
calling on (someone) uninvited; dropping in on; visiting without being invited; presumptuous; impertinent; impudent
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
infancy; childhood; tender age
time; age; chance; moment; occasion
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
tabi; traditional split-toe socks
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
talking while standing; standing around talking
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously